There is disclosed a fluorine-containing polymerizable cyclic olefin compound that has one or more partial structures represented by the following general formula (1) or (2). There can be provided a novel fluorine-containing polymerizable cyclic olefin compound which is excellent in transparency to irradiation, for example, at a wavelength of 200 nm or less, especially at a wavelength of 160 nm or less and dry etching resistance, has low hydrophobicity, and is excellent in development characteristics, and thus is useful as a raw material for a base resin of photoresist composition ##STR1##